Ruin of the Church

This expression refers to the fact, that the Church which is Christ’s body (Eph. 1:23²³Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all. (Ephesians 1:23)), instead of being one (John 17; Eph. 4:2,²With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; (Ephesians 4:2) &c.), is divided and split up into above 1,000 sects and parties. Of course the fact that all believers form one body cannot be destroyed (hence the “ruin of the body” would be incorrect), but the outward expression of this unity by a once united assembly or Church is gone entirely: hence the expression.